The results of the test showed the officer came in late or left early nearly each day during a seven-week stretch.

He was tracked for 35 work days in October and November.

He should have worked 280 hours. According to city documents, 43 of the hours are questionable.

The city paid the officer nearly $1,700 for hours the documents show the officer did not work.

The officer said he came in late and left early because he had flex time for working at home when doing paperwork during his off time. He said his supervisor knew about that arrangement, though city records show he only requested three hours of flex time.

The GPS results also showed the officer spending time while on duty at restaurants around town, at another officer’s home and at a cigar shop. The officer said those instances were work-related.

"It is an important public safety concern that we know the location of our officers and that they are where they say they're going to be,” said Police Chief Ray Rael.

The officer had been with the department for 15 years. He retired for personal reasons soon after he was monitored.

IS FACING CHARGES. A FORMER SANTA FE POLICE OFFICER SUSPECTED OF CHEATING TAXPAYERS OUT OF WORK ...SAYS HE DID NOTHING WRONG. KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER ALANA GRIMSTAD HAS THE STORY YOU'LL SEE ONLY SEE ON SEVEN. THE SANTA FE POLICE CHIEF INSTALLED A GPS DEVICE ON AN OFFICER'S SQUAD CAR AFTER SEVERAL PEOPLE CAME TO HIM WITH CONCERNS THIS OFFICER WASN'T WORKING HIS FULL SHIFTS. THESE ARE THE RESULTS ...AND THEY SHOW THE OFFICER CAME IN LATE OR LEFT EARLY ALMOST EVERY DAY FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF. THE OFFICER WAS TRACKED FOR 35 WORK DAYS IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER. HE SHOULD HAVE WORKED 280 HOURS...BUT ACCORDING TO CITY DOCUMENTS, 43 HOURS ARE QUESTIONABLE. THE CITY PAID THE OFFICER ALMOST $1,700 FOR HOURS POLICE DOCUMENTS SHOW THE OFFICER DID NOT WORK. THE OFFICER SAYS HE CAME IN LATE AND LEFT EARLY BECAUSE HE HAD FLEX TIME FOR WORKING AT HOME WHEN DOING PAPER WORK ON HIS OFF TIME. HE SAYS HIS SUPERVISOR KNEW ABOUT THAT ARRAIGNMENT, ALTHOUGH CITY RECORDS SHOW HE THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS POLICE CHIEF HAS USED G.P.S

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